Bates, George, Private, 18317, 9th Battalion, Scottish Rifles
Born Old Whittington, Chesterfield
Enlisted Chesterfield
Killed in action 3rd July 1916

Buried in Quarry Cemetery, Montauban, III, I, 8

1911 Census:
George Bates was 13 years old, and he was still at school. Residing at 86, Church Street, Old Whittington, he was the stepson of Robert Loomes, a labourer, and Annie Loomes.